Timeline Temba Bavuma

South African batter from Langa, Cape Town, and the country's first Black African Test captain. In 2025 he led his side to the World Test Championship title at Lord's.

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1990 Temba Bavuma born in Cape Town Temba Bavuma is born in Cape Town and grows up in the township of Langa.
2014 Temba Bavuma makes his Test debut Bavuma plays his first Test against the West Indies.
2016 Temba Bavuma scores his first Test century Bavuma makes 102 not out against England in Cape Town, the first Test hundred by a Black African for South Africa.
2016 Temba Bavuma scores a century on ODI debut Bavuma makes a hundred in his first one-day international, against Ireland.
2019 Temba Bavuma makes his T20 debut Bavuma plays his first T20 international against India.
2021 Temba Bavuma named limited-overs captain Bavuma becomes the first Black African to captain South Africa.
2022 Temba Bavuma's team loses to the Netherlands A shock defeat knocks South Africa out of the T20 World Cup.
2023 Temba Bavuma named Test captain Bavuma takes over the Test side.
2023 Temba Bavuma loses the World Cup semi-final Australia beat South Africa in Kolkata.
2024 Temba Bavuma reaches the Test Championship final A two-wicket win over Pakistan at Centurion secures a place in the final.
2025 Temba Bavuma wins the World Test Championship South Africa beat Australia by five wickets at Lord's for their first ICC title since 1998.
2025 Temba Bavuma completes a sweep in India South Africa win the second Test by 408 runs, India's heaviest Test defeat.
2025 Temba Bavuma wins a Test in India Bavuma's unbeaten 55 is the only fifty of the match in South Africa's first Test win in India since 2010.
2026 Temba Bavuma named to the TIME100 Sports TIME lists Bavuma among the most influential people in sports.